Racecards
17:00 Haydock Park
Whizz-Kidz Charity 'Fixed Brush' Novices' Hurdle (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,602
- 2nd: £764
- 3rd: £382
- 4th: £191
- Form 212
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 121
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey J M Maguire
made all and jumped right throughout, clear before 3 out, ran on strongly, eased final 100 yards
Solis
19- Form 52-4716
- Age 5
- Weight 11-8
- Official Rating 116
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Joe Colliver
tracked winner and keen, pushed along before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, chased winner before last, no impression
- Form F6-2808
- Age 7
- Weight 11-1
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J Parkinson & S Smith
- Jockey S Byrne
held up in rear and in touch, headway to chase winner before 3 out, weakening when mistake last
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer J & A O'Neill
- Jockey R P McLernon
tracked leaders in 3rd, pushed along before 3 out and outpaced, kept on to take 3rd after last, never dangerous
- Form 8
- Age 5
- Weight 11-1
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
held up towards rear, in rear before 5th, pushed along after 4 out, soon outpaced
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
A BRIDGE TOO FAR was bought for £65,000 after scoring at Wetherby and though failing to follow up at Catterick he was conceding the winner a stone and it was a decent effort. He may just have too much pace on this ground for Cantlow, runner-up in a point-to-point and looking in need of three miles when beating Swingkeel at Ludlow. Solis did well to beat Exotic Man at Doncaster in January but didn't run as well on the same track earlier this month though he wasn't beaten far. That's Mine and The Musical Guy hail from powerful yards but will need to step-up greatly on what they produced on their debuts.
Formwatch
A Bridge Too Far (IRE) 5-4fav (11-10) Led to 2nd, tracked leaders, led after 2 out, soon ridden, headed before last, no extra, 2nd of 16, 8l behind Shadows Lengthen (10-10) at Catterick 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Solis 20-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division on inner, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, every chance and jumped left 3 out, weakened after last, 6th of 12, 6l behind Red Merlin (10-7) at Doncaster 2m 4yo nov stks (4) gd.
Tahiti Pearl (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, soon with leader, hard driven to challenge 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 14, 36l behind Golfer's Crossing (11-12) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
That's Mine (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, headway approaching 5th, weakened after 3 out, 10th of 15, 38l behind First In The Queue (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gs.
The Musical Guy (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Prominent, not fluent 2nd or 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind Mic's Delight (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f NH nov hdl (4-7yo) (4) hvy in Feb.
Cantlow (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) In touch on inside, smooth headway to 3rd before 3 out, challenged from 3 out, close 2nd next, upsides when hit last, stayed on under pressure to lead close home, won at Ludlow 3m mdn hdl (5) gs in Feb beating Swingkeel (11-1) by nk, 8 ran.
Allbarkanobite 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, mistake 1st, pushed along 7th, never dangerous, blundered last, 7th of 12, 46l behind Alexander Road (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f mares NH nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
Katapult (GER) 20-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, weakened from 4 out, 8th of 12, well behind And The Man (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Feb.